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Thanks for putting all your time into these Sarg.

I really look forward to reading them. They are very well done and a whole new demension to the game.

Thanks,

ME

Thanks Sarg!

Great work as always, Sarg! Hopefully we can make a push to retake #1 during our little bit of "down time".

They really make this forum a pleasant place to be, and it makes me obsessively check this forum the night before/the day of games.

Originally posted by Sarg01


16. FPQA Ronnie Rockerz (69.8) - You guys need this game. Seriously.

We are relegation bound, sucks cause I was really starting to love getting beat up by you guys.

Originally posted by DarkHelmet
Originally posted by Sarg01



16. FPQA Ronnie Rockerz (69.8) - You guys need this game. Seriously.

We are relegation bound, sucks cause I was really starting to love getting beat up by you guys.

If it were your last chance, I would have said that. It was just your last chance without help.

Here's how you stay in AA.

Step 1 - Beat Asau. You know when I promised I'd tell you when you've reached your absolute last chance? This is your absolute last chance.

Step 2a - Tasmania loses to Asau.

Step 3a - Asau OR Tasmania lose out. Not as hard as it sounds, apart from you, Asau's only good chance is week 16.

Step 2b - Asau loses to Tasmania

Step 3b - Asau loses out. Again, week 16 is the key.

... or you could just upset someone. Cimmeria or Mauna Kea are probably too tough, but you never know. Asau's still your last chance since all your games after that are sure-fire playoff teams.

Originally posted by Sarg01
Originally posted by DarkHelmet

Originally posted by Sarg01




16. FPQA Ronnie Rockerz (69.8) - You guys need this game. Seriously.

We are relegation bound, sucks cause I was really starting to love getting beat up by you guys.

If it were your last chance, I would have said that. It was just your last chance without help.

Here's how you stay in AA.

Step 1 - Beat Asau. You know when I promised I'd tell you when you've reached your absolute last chance? This is your absolute last chance.

Step 2a - Tasmania loses to Asau.

Step 3a - Asau OR Tasmania lose out. Not as hard as it sounds, apart from you, Asau's only good chance is week 16.

Step 2b - Asau loses to Tasmania

Step 3b - Asau loses out. Again, week 16 is the key.

... or you could just upset someone. Cimmeria or Mauna Kea are probably too tough, but you never know. Asau's still your last chance since all your games after that are sure-fire playoff teams.



Yeah it's a rough battle ahead, we'll see how it plays out. If anything maybe we'll have a season out, and make a return.

great work as always Sarg...miss it

Good work Sarge great as always!

Zeta Conference Rankings - Week 10

Formula Changes this week:
Stats to 35%, Margin of Victory to 25%, Roster Score to 40%

1. Bikini Atoll Mushroom Clouds (129.1) - Only two potential Zeta playoff teams remain on the schedule. This week they have the first in Coney Island, in which they are clear favorites, but Coney's best area - pass O matches up with Bikini's worst area, pass D. That's not to say they're a bad pass D, however, so it'll be a tough test for the Warriors.

2. Tonga Thunderbirds (128.0) - They're simultaneously in the best and worst shape of the top 4. On one hand, they have the toughest remaining schedule. On the other hand, that puts them largely in control of their own destiny. The only team they need help to get ahead of is Christchurch. Their game this week against FPQA or the next week vs. Asau aren't worth much discussion, but 3 huge games follow with the Shrooms, Wolverines and Horsemen. Winning all 3 leaves them and Christchurch alone atop the standings. Losing all three has them looking at the #5 seed.

3. Christchurch Knightmares (122.9) - They may not have the highest score, but they do have the best shot at #1, thanks to a schedule in which they'll be clear favorites for the rest of their games. However, they need help. Someone has to knock off the 'Shrooms for them, which makes them Tonga fans for now.

4. Dunedin Wolverines (122.2) - Another team hoping Christchurch stumbles, the Wolverines still have Coney Island, Tonga and got Sydney in the Alpha draw as games they'll have to focus on. However, since they have a sweep on the Fuegans and Horsemen, the only way for them to not have a home playoff game is to drop all three.

5. El Fuego (112.8) - Huge matchup here in the game of the week as the Horsemen and El Fuego throw down for the #5 seed. The El Fuego offense is great at putting up stats, but tends to falter in big games, a trend they'll need to break to beat the Horsemen.

6. Four Horsemen (109.4) - The only team not in the top 4 with a reasonable chance at a home playoff game, they'll need to take care of the Fuegans this week and Tonga in week 14 to do so, plus get some help.

7. Chinese Bandits (106.4) - Three disappointments in a row threaten to derail their season. They face Uluru with a chance to turn things around, but you can't count the Rockies out of this one. This is pretty close to a must win for the Bandits.

8. Coney Island Warriors (105.7) - You had to know they'd show up again as the season progressed. They need a 2-2 split in their next four games (Shrooms, Wolverines, Horsemen, Rockies) to set up for a 9-7 season, which would land them in the playoffs.

9. Uluru Rockies (102.1) - It's crunch time in Uluru. Tasmania, Tonga and Molokai probably means 1-2 for the Rockies. With 3 games in the next 4 weeks with teams likely to finish between 6 and 10, now's the time to grab the tiebreakers. Will they show the Chinese's superior levels to be just a case of creative passporting?

10. Cimmerian Barbarians (94.57) - Still on track for a .500 season, but that's not likely to be enough to get them into the post-season. A game against Asau should be a rare easy win.

11. Redscape Diplomats (94.51) - Their score should recover a bit after this week's matchup with the relegation-bound Dirty South Gladiators.

12. Mauna Kea Chenabogs (89.4) - A couple of winnable games left should equate to a 5 or 6 win season for the Chenabogs. That's a good foundation for next year, at least.

13. Tasmania Sand Gnats (87.7) - Did a good job distancing themselves from the relegation derby.

14. Asau Assassins (77.3) - With games left against FPQA and the Newcastle Ghosts from Alpha, Asau is in the best shape to avoid relegation, but nothing's ever a sure thing this far down the rankings.

15. FPQA Ronnie Rockerz (76.9) - This week against Tonga is a wash, but then they have back to back games with Mauna Kea and Asau. The first would be a major upset, but the second will probably determine who stays and who goes.

16. Dirty South Gladiators (76.6) - There's no real reason to expect them to get a win this season, but even if they do, they're still heading down based on getting swept by the 1-8 teams.

Dang it Sarge we said no more games of the week for us Time to buckle down and run right through that line! Onward El Fuego!!

Thanks for the great read, Sarg. You never fail to make a riveting write-up!

Definitely a few scrums all throughout this conference, from top to bottom, among those jostling for position. I'm interested to see how this all plays out. Especially since our nail-biting stretch is just around the corner.

Yeah - Nailed it again Sarg. I've not been following much of the top battles this season as i'm concentrating on the Rockies fully, but this report gives me a great idea of where everyone is and just shows how good and competitive this conference is.

Soooo glad these rankings are still going

Da da dat te daaaaaaaaa. I'm lovin it!

Great work Sarg!

Just curious... was the term "creative passporting" a reference to a certain Olympic issue?

Originally posted by Tezcatlipoca
Just curious... was the term "creative passporting" a reference to a certain Olympic issue?

Indeed, the Chinese government insists the gymnasts that the state-run newspaper listed ages of 13 and 14 years old last year are all 16, the minimum age for Olympic competition. The Olympic standard is the birth date printed on their passport, which is, of course, issued by the Chinese government.